蜜芽传媒

蜜芽传媒 insurers are predicting that 2018 could be the worst year for subsidence claims in a quarter of a century. It's being put down to the hot summer weather which dries out bricks and mortar. It happened in 1976, when 20,000 claims were made. A ground engineering company tells us that they have seen a 400% increase in enquiries about subsidence. Cracks in your walls and garden can be expensive to fix and drive up the cost of insurance. They can also make your home harder to sell. Winifred Robinson hears about the tell-tale signs of subsidence, the potential cures and the likely costs.

First broadcast on You & Yours, 3 September 2018.